First of all, I can commiserate with you. I understand your situation and feel that a lot of people feel the way you do including me. The simple fact is that inflation is caused by easy credit. People like you and me who are responsible with our money can’t compete with those irresponsible people who borrow money for purchases. They are able to promiscuously borrow just about any amount thus bidding up the price on just about everything. This is the reason why people like us actually prosper when interest rates go up. The higher the interest rate the less purchasing power these idiots have thus prices must fall. So wish for those double digit interest rates.